The Grammar Nazi's definitions

shame shield

A partition placed between two standalone urinals to allow pissing without letting it all hang out.

The trough didn't have any shame shields and I was afraid I'd get pee shy, so I held it until after the show.

by The Grammar Nazi March 20, 2004

ralph

v. To throw up; lurch

Watching the professional eater on The Daily Show tonight made me want to ralph!

by The Grammar Nazi December 13, 2001

tag and release

The term used to describe a sexually attractive (but underage) teenager. It derives from the practice of tagging wildlife. The understanding is that the stud is out of bounds at his current age, but that you'll be back to claim him when he's legal.

First defined in a Dan Savage column on 24 Nov 04.

#1: Damn, check out that hottie over there!
#2: Yeah, he's hott, but he's only 15.
#1: Tag and release that stud!

by The Grammar Nazi August 16, 2005

syncophant

n. A person who enthusiastically toes the party line. A combination of "synch" and "sycophant."

A million syncophants blindly repeating the GOP's talking points make me sick to my stomach.

by The Grammar Nazi May 16, 2005

lay on the horn

To honk one's car horn for longer than normal. Usually done when either the driver is fed up or someone on the road does something particularly stupid.

The asshole cut me off, so I laid on the horn.

by The Grammar Nazi June 29, 2002

graze

v. To eat someone else's food at their house. It is often implied that the person grazing doesn't really know what they'll find to eat.

Person 1: "Want to see a movie tonight?"
Person 2: "But I'm fungry!"
Person 1: "It's cool, you can come over and graze."

by The Grammar Nazi January 10, 2002

point

Short for "point taken." An admission that someone has made a valid statement, despite the fact that you are arguing the other side.

Person 1: "But George W. has big ears."
Person 2: "Point."

by The Grammar Nazi December 14, 2001